College Catalog 2016-17

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

practice under the direction of a licensed Registered Nurse, Advanced Practice Nurse, Physician, Dentist, or Psychiatrist. Students who successfully complete program requirements may be eligible to apply to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN®). A State Board of Nursing can deny an individual’s application to take the NCLEX-PN® based on legal grounds such as criminal history or requirements for licensure to work in a specific state. The Mississippi Community College Board accredits the East Central Community College Practical Nursing program. East Central Community College admits students into the Practical Nursing (PN) Program in August of each year. Mississippi Community College Board 3825 Ridgewood Road Jackson, MS 39211 Phone: 601-432-6519 Website: http://www.mccb.edu Admission Procedures All applicants are required to take the American College Test (ACT) and meet all College general admission requirements and Practical Nursing program requirements. Applications for the PN Program may be obtained online at https://www.eccc.edu/practical-nursing-pn January each year. The application deadline for Fall classes are March 31. All entrance materials must be on file in the Office of Admissions and Records and the Office of Healthcare Education by March 31. Admission Requirements 1. The applicant must apply for regular admission and be accepted by the College. 2. The applicant must complete the Practical Nursing Program application and submit to the Office of Healthcare Education. 3. The applicant must submit proof of a minimum ACT composite score of 16. 4. The applicant must have a high school diploma, GED certificate, or equivalent. 5. All applicants are required to complete Anatomy & Physiology I lab (or upper level equivalents with lab) and Anatomy & Physiology II with lab (or upper level equivalents with lab) with a letter grade of “C” or higher in each course prior to taking the first nursing course. *An applicant may be accepted into the PN program prior to completing these courses, but these courses must be completed prior to beginning nursing classes in the fall. 6. All applicants are required to pay the College’s business office for preadmission fees, which may include, but not limited to, preadmission and criminal history background fees. The receipt for payment is due to the Office of Healthcare Education by March 31 of each year. 7. All applicants are required to take a preadmission examination test preadmission examination as specified by the Office of Healthcare Education with a minimum cumulative score of 51%. 8. All applicants selected for admission into the PN program must submit proof of the following items: • Physical examination (obtained in June or July of the year of admission). • Proof of immunizations against measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), or rubella titer. • Hepatitis B vaccine, or titer, or signed declination statement Tuberculosis (TB) skin test (Two-step TB test is required if not tested in previous 12 months); or QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube blood test (within last 12 months). • Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers card (completed in June or July of admission year). • Valid proof of age to be eighteen (18) years or older (Accepted forms of validation include current driver’s license, birth certificate, state-issued identification, or tribal identification). 9. All applicants must agree to submit fingerprints for criminal history background check as scheduled by the Office of Healthcare Education.

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